Funeral Of Philpott Children

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Other children have written that he had a fantastic personality, very lively and jolly. But there was also a serious side to John. Erin wrote that 'when we were on a school trip John was my partner. And when I was worried, John held my hand all the way there and on the way back. And that was typical of John, a very caring boy.

Jack was described in the service as "a real pretty boy" with bright blue eyes, who loved to spend most of his time on his Nintendo DS and watching Peppa Pig, images of which were pictured on his coffin.